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From Bush to Obama, and Trump to Biden, U.S. Militarism Is the Great UnifierJeremy ScahillJoe Biden’s presidency demonstrates, once again, that U.S. commitments to militarism and permanent global war are enduring and bipartisan.
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Kyle Rittenhouse’s Acquittal Sets a Dangerous Precedent. But That’s Not What Was on Trial.George ChidiJurors are asked to uphold the law as it stands. We don’t ask jurors to make the law. That’s on us.
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Protecting freedom of the press has never been more important. Be the next person to support The Intercept’s independent journalism by becoming a member today.Top Stories
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“The First Wave” Shows What We Haven’t Seen of Covid-19Peter MaassIf you have survived the pandemic without going inside a Covid ward, you will likely be stunned by the grim intimacy of Matthew Heineman’s new documentary.
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Centrist Democrats Honor Promise as House Approves Build Back Better ActRyan Grim, Sara Sirota, Austin AhlmanThe legislation passed the House 220-213, with one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden, voting against the bill from the left, citing a tax giveaway to the rich.
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As Kyle Rittenhouse Walks Free, Republican Lawmakers Fight Over Who Loves Him the MostRobert MackeyAs many Americans feared that freeing Rittenhouse seemed to legitimize political violence, Republicans competed for the honor of offering him a job on Capitol Hill.
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Stop Warrantless Car Spying by PoliceSam BiddleFederal authorities can extract photos, texts, and other sensitive data from automotive computers, The Intercept previously revealed.
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Devonia Inman Sees His Conviction Overturned After 23 Years Behind BarsLiliana Segura, Jordan SmithProsecutorial misconduct and deficient lawyering deprived Inman of a fair trial, a judge ruled. Inman’s case was the subject of The Intercept’s “Murderville, Georgia” podcast.
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The U.S.-Led Bombings That Ended the ISIS “Caliphate” Killed Scores of CiviliansTrevor AaronsonThe aerial campaign in eastern Syria dislodged the terrorist group from the final patch of land it controlled but cost an untold number of lives.
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North Carolina’s Aging Death Row Population Faces Looming Health Care CrisisJacob Biba, Lyle C. MayThe state’s prison health care system is failing to adequately care for older people with chronic illnesses and diseases.
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Former Guantánamo Detainee Disappeared After Return to Yemen, Family SaysElise SwainAfter 20 years in arbitrary detention, a former Guantánamo detainee was released from a United Arab Emirates prison to his family’s care in Yemen. His freedom lasted less than a week.
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Interpol’s Upcoming Election Raises Fears About Authoritarian InfluenceAlice Speri, Mara HvistendahlA UAE official accused of overseeing torture is running for president of Interpol, while a Chinese official seeks a spot on the executive committee.
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Podcasts
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Rewriting HistoryDeconstructedA new podcast investigates some of the big decision points in history and asks: Could things have been different?
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